I made a batch of light pale ale today. some of my past batches have had a slight clove/chlorine flavor. So today before the boil I added one campden tab to the tap water. My only concern is that this batch is showing no signs of life after 8 hours,,,,every other batch I have made with safeale s-05 has been bubbling away after a few hours. Can campden tabs kill yeast after they boil??

yes it was added pre-boil. still no bubbles but the level in my airlock has changed indicating there is some kind of pressure in there. I have never seen a ferment without bubbles in the airlock,,,have you?

...and remember that an airlock is not a hydrometer. If you really wanna monitor progress, take a sample and see if your gravity has dropped. If it has, the yeasties are working, let them do their thing.

yes it was added pre-boil. still no bubbles but the level in my airlock has changed indicating there is some kind of pressure in there. I have never seen a ferment without bubbles in the airlock,,,have you?

Yes, the last buckets I bought (online from brew supply) leak at the lids, i finally bought some gasket material for the lids because I like watching the bubbles!